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USN-6380-1: Node.js vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 September 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.

Releases

Packages

  • nodejs - An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.

Details

Rogier Schouten discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-15604)

Ethan Rubinson discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-15605)

Alyssa Wilk discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this...

Rogier Schouten discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-15604)

Ethan Rubinson discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-15605)

Alyssa Wilk discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-15606)

Tobias Niessen discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-8174)

It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user
or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2020-8265, CVE-2020-8287)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal libnode-dev –  10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
libnode64 –  10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
nodejs –  10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
18.04 bionic nodejs –  8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2  
nodejs-dev –  8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2  
16.04 xenial nodejs –  4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2  
nodejs-dev –  4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2  
nodejs-legacy –  4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2  

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